Ekaterina stuns Wimbledon Champion Halep in 2nd round of China Open

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Patna : World No 38 Ekaterina Alexandrova, 24, Russia, stunned World No 5 and reigning Wimbledon Champion Simona Halep, 27, Romania, in the women’s 2nd round of China Open at Beijing, China, on September 30, 2019. Alexandrova upset 6th seed Halep 6-2, 6-3 in 63 minutes to enter the 3rd round of the tournament. The Russian won 6 break points in the match to 3 by Halep, the 2018 French Open Champion.

World No 3 Elina Svitolina, 25, Ukraine, beat World No 49 Wang Yafan, 25, China, 7-6, 7-6 to enter the 3rd round. Svitolina fired 6 Aces in the match to none by Wang. Wang committed 7 double faults to 1 by Svitolina, the 3rd seed. Both the players won 4 break points each in the match.

Former Australian Open Champion and World No 19 Caroline Wozniacki, 29, Denmark, beat World No 62 Lauren Davis, 25, USA, 6-1, 6-3 firing 7 Aces to enter the 2nd. Wozniacki won 6 break points to 2 by Davis. She won 8 games in a row to 2 by Davis.

US Open Champion and World No 6 Bianca Andreescu, 19, Canada, beat World No 60 Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 25, Belarus, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to enter the 2nd round. Bianca won 6 break points in the match to 4 by Sasnovich. She fired 5 Aces in the match to 2 by Sasnovich. The Canadian won 6 games in a row in the match to 4 by Sasnovic.